The play of
Dijana Pavlovic gives insight into the almost completely unknown Swiss genocide
of nomadic Jenish people, through the life of Mariella Mehr. The program that was
run by the government until the ‘70ies teared families apart, women were
sterilized, children bore compulsory treatment in order to ‘cure’ their nomadic
genes – the aim was to raise the members of a community that had been deprived
of their human rights as ‘normal’ Swiss
citizens. Although the state apologized 30 years ago, the details of the
program were made secret for 100 years, the teachers, doctors and organizations
– amongst them Pro Juventute Stiftung – have continued their work without interruption.
Is media for or against us? In what way does the media affect today? How can an article which is written for help change people's destiny? “The neighbours of the Roma camp in District X brought to our attention that for a few weeks now the people in the community have stopped using the public fountain which was the only water source they had. We went to the camp to investigate this mystery and found out that Viorica, ¨the man of the day¨, built a pipe system that fuels every household with water. The authorities should know, because this is an illegal act and the Roma are basically stealing water from the tax-paying citizens.” - Rome Daily The journalist goes to the camp to show Viorica the article she wrote and to congratulate her for becoming the camp hero. Viorica: But in this article you say that we are doing an illegal thing. Journalist: Yes, but I also helped you get to the authorities and made your problem public. Nobody would have done this for you....
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